Cynthia Ozick Quotes
Whoever utters 'Kafkaesque' has neither fathomed nor intuited nor felt the impress of Kafka's devisings. If there is one imperative that ought to accompany any biographical or critical approach, it is that Kafka is not to be mistaken for the Kafkaesque.Cynthia Ozick
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The kitchen is where we deal with the elements of the universe. It is where we come to understand our past and ourselves.
Laura Esquivel -
Most inspiration still comes from bicycling around San Francisco. This city never fails to inspire me. It is one of the most vibrant cities - especially visually - with a constant influx of young energy arriving daily. I love it.
Barry McGee -
Bruce Sterling is one terrific writer and he's relatively new, but I don't know how long he's been doing it; he probably doesn't need the publicity anymore!
Larry Niven -
My relationship to food is that of an acrophobe to a bridge. Unease masks a desire to jump.
Dana Goodyear -
Painters must speak through paint, not through words.
Hans Hofmann -
I'm just trying to really take it one day at a time, because for me - and I know this sounds cliche, whatever - I achieved my ultimate goal, and nothing can really top that, you know?
Nastia Liukin
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I had the misfortune of being born in a horrendous situation.
Ralph Baer -
In America, if you succeed, you don't have to apologize. In Italy, success is envied, and envy is the worst, worst, worst thing in the world. It's easy for me to say because I have had more than many others, but at the end of the day, I have never envied anyone. I wish to no one that they waste their time envying anyone else.
Lapo Elkann -
Being part of a team helped me so much. I know the fact that there was a man in the room with me all those years made the medicine go down. I had made the companies money. I didn't have to start, like a lot of women, from ground zero. My path was not the same as a woman starting out by herself.
Nancy Meyers -
Danny Ferry did a very good job when he was here and put the franchise up to a certain level, as did Mike Brown, and his contract had ended after five years, and, ultimately, both sides decided they wanted to do other things. No hard feelings at all there.
Dan Gilbert -
But day in and day out, the most stimulating part of the work is being a member of a team of so many very bright, articulate and talented professionals.
Randy West -
We are, even now, killing ourselves over ancient literature. Who would have thought something so tragically absurd could be possible?
Sam Harris
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He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle.
Edward R. Murrow -
I wanted to write joyful music that made other people feel good. That’s what I tried to do for the past 27 years.
Brian Wilson -
The true measurement of a person's worth isn't what they say they believe in, but what they do in defense of those beliefs. If you're not acting on your beliefs, then they probably aren't real.
Edward Snowden -
Canada now calls itself an 'emerging energy superpower.' In reality, it is nothing more than a Third World energy supermarket.
Andrew Nikiforuk -
As an actor, if you were to simplify what acting really is, it's about letting go.
Derek Magyar -
Some guys are admired for coming to play, as the saying goes. I prefer those who come to kill.
Leo Durocher
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Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.
Corrie Ten Boom -
Commit yourself to a mighty purpose.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr. -
In 2008, when the global financial crisis struck, it was a bad year for a lot of developing countries, and it manifested itself in consumer confidence.
Adi Godrej -
Aw..C'mon.. This has gone a bit too far now, don'tcha think?
Ben Gillies Silverchair -
Whoever utters 'Kafkaesque' has neither fathomed nor intuited nor felt the impress of Kafka's devisings. If there is one imperative that ought to accompany any biographical or critical approach, it is that Kafka is not to be mistaken for the Kafkaesque.
Cynthia Ozick